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Video: Dragster madness at Santa Pod

21st November 2022
Ethan Jupp

Drag racing, along with drifting, is one of the last great garagista motorsports. These are vehicles of all shapes, sizes and ages – on two wheels, four and more – designed, engineered and built by individuals. Short of our own Goodwood Festival of Speed presented by Mastercard, there aren’t many places where you’ll see quite such a variety of vehicles, than that long shiny strip of tarmac at Santa Pod and venues like it. 

From turbocharged drag bikes and fully prepped drag go-karts, to Audis and BMWs fresh from being run in, and everything in between, there’s something for everyone. Even the unlikeliest of machines makes an appearance, a supercharged Jaguar XJ limousine, making quite the V8 racket and showing an all-wheel-drive Audi TT which way is fast. There’s a selection of classics bred beyond the wildest dreams of their original creators, for unimpeded speed on the strip. There’s a Vauxhall Chevette, Ford Escort and a whole host of other hot rods and old muscle cars with fat drag radials and monster hood bulges. As a bit of escapism for a Monday tea break, this video is an automotive chocolate box like few others.

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